Nong people are distributed in the provinces bordering China. Farmers come from Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in China. Historically, in the south of China, near the Vietnamese border, there once lived a powerful tribe named Nong, and its leader was Nong Gaozhi. The name of the Nong nationality may be derived from the Nong nationality. The cultural customs of the Nong nationality are basically similar to those of the Dai nationality. They speak the same language and spell the Nong language with Latin letters.

Farmers are mainly engaged in agriculture, and the main crops are rice, corn, wheat and millet. Farmers' livestock and poultry breeding industry is relatively developed, and some excellent varieties have been cultivated, such as Meng Kang Black Pig and Gaoping lang son and Ma, which are very famous in Vietnam. The main form of feeding is natural stocking. They choose a valley surrounded by rocky mountains and lush vegetation, which can provide shelter from rain and shade, keep cattle in captivity, let them grow on their own, and rush home after using them. Poultry is kept under a tall house.

The staple food of farmers is japonica rice. Compared with Dai people, they eat more corn. Make all kinds of cakes every day on holidays; The custom of toasting with a spoon when entertaining guests; Residents don't have the custom of chewing betel nuts and dyeing their teeth, but both men and women have to insert a gold tooth on their upper front teeth when they grow up.